The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-10-27
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GRANT COUNTY.

CAteu luSt Cuiiushy. Auo oSA V'>SS "~AS
conducted by Rev. Fields, of Mime.
apolis, and Rev. Wood, of Iowa, AS
sisted Ivy Revs. Briggs and Teacho"t,
of the NJ E. church. The building
is Il fine structure. costing $4,000 and
is out of debt.
Railroad and warehouse commits
sioncr Gibbs was here Friday and Sat-
urday looking after the interests Ut
the people in the matter of railway
service. Complaints were filed that
no transfer facilities at the intersec-
ton of the Nj. & +. Ry. near Campbell
and at Elbow Lake, also at Brecken.
ridge ut the Intersection Of the Fer.
gus Falls and Black Hills branch OF
the n. p. with the st. p. NJ. 4 Nj.
and for lack of which people here and
ut Elbow Lake are deprived OF ship
ping wood over these routes where it
can be obtained at much less price
than ut present from other sources.
Other complaints rs to rates on grain
and merchandise will he sent in to
the commissioners.
There is a wood famine here and
people are obliged to go to other sta
tions to get it. This state of things
has existed now over Two weeks with
out any prospect of relief.
Our elevators are getting small re
ceipts of wheat and the cause is at
tributed principally to the fact that
the stations on the NJ. & p. are pay
| ing six cents more per bushel.
Flowing never was SO near done
30 earlyany season as this.
| from the nerald.)
The Pennington Tribune still con-
tends that new state senate will
have to be elected next fall. Mr..
Carpenter supports his position by
cogent reasoning and many editors
and able lawyers are with him.
There seems to be little doubt that
many districts will elect senators
next fall. The forty second district
will probably take hand for there is
not county in the district that has
not ut least one politician anxious to
wave his tomahawk for the political
scalp of SENATOR Hixon.
John G.. Peterson, of Barrett, prob
ably takes the lead in this county this
year for successful farming. lie
threshed Is bushels of Scotch Fife
per acre. In all he had $50 acres of
wheat and it yielded all average of
20 bushels per ace, all No. Hard.
"A prairie fire last Wednesday des-
troyed about fifteen tons of hay. sta
BILE, some lumber and pig fer l.. G.
Engleson of North Ottawa. There
was no insurance.
| BIG STONE COUNTY.
| lGraceville Transcript
A few weeks ago minor was haul
ed up before a local justice of the
peace on the charge Of carrying con.
cealed weapon in the shape of revol-
yer. He was questioned very closely
as to where he got it and why he car.
ried it. On the morning of the same
Monday he had been arraigned before
the same tribunal, charged with be-
ing drunk and disorderly the day pre-
vious. but no questions were asked rs
to where lie got his whiskey. Evil
IDENTIFY some one had sold \ minor in
toxicating liquors and it is equally
certain that it was sold to him on
Sunday-a double crime in one act.
|. Our sportsmen have organized an
annual hunt. E. G. Baird and j. B.
Conner have been selected captains
and are to choose sides and make a
hunting expedition. The side being
the most successful upon their return
from the hunt will be treated to a
gorgeous supper at the expense of
the less fortunate.
| We understand that $50, 600 are on
the way to Gracevllle from England
to be distributed between the ten
children of Commodore Bilsborrow.
TRAVERSE COUNTY.
A farmers institute will be held at
Browns Valley Nov. II and Is.
That investigating committee"
will cause rebellion in Traverse yet.
An appeal has been taken from the
allowance of all bills for services it
rendered, and likewise from several
bills in the county seat matter Their
troubles over there will be never at
an end.
Qnter- Lake Tribune)
A bloody fight is reported to have
taken place between two threshing
hands while at the farm of Geo. Sheif-
ley. in Windsor. a little more than a
week ago, in which one of the parties
an engineer, was brutally pounded
over the head with wagon wrench.
The difficulty was the result of a game
of poker. No arrests have been
made.
A certain individual in this vicini-
ity has taken it upon himself Of late
to furnish Indians with whisky. and
if he continues the practice, is liable
to get into trouble. The individual
has been stopped, and we would adj
| wise him to at once desist.
When hunters cannot distinguish
the difference between tame chickens
and wild geese IL il time To call a